The climate of Faisalabad features a semi-arid climate with very hot and humid summers and dry cool winters. The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June are 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) and 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). In January the average minimum and maximum are 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) and 4.1 °C (39.4 °F). The average annual temperature is 26.2°C while precipitation here is average 101 mm. The summer season is reasonably longer than the winter season. The summer begins in the month of April and carries on until the month of October while the winter season starts from November and continues till March. Dust storms are quite common throughout the summer. The average rainfall in this city is about 100 millimeters.